San Jose Earthquakes at FC Dallas preview

The Earthquakes (3-4-4, 13 points) shut out visiting Houston 3-0 on Sunday night. … M Shea Salinas, a product of Grapevine High School, is tied for second in MLS with five assists. … San Jose is 0-3-1 on the road and has an away goal differential of minus-3. … GK Jon Busch is tied for third in MLS with 40 saves. … The Quakes beat FCD 2-1 in San Jose on May 10, playing with 10 men after Salinas was ejected late in the opening half. … M Khari Stephenson scored two of San Jose's three goals in the win over Houston. … Quakes D Clarence Goodson and M Atiba Harris once played in Dallas.

FCD (5-6-3, 18 points) has earned just two of a possible 18 points in May (0-4-2). … FCD is looking to avoid the fourth winless May in franchise history. The last was in 2012 under former coach Schellas Hyndman (0-5-1). … F Blas Perez, tied for fourth in MLS with 24 fouls committed, hasn't scored in seven games, his longest drought since coming to MLS in 2012. … M Fabian Castillo leads MLS with 19 offsides. … FCD last won on April 19 vs. Toronto FC (2-1) but still has a winning record at home: 4-2-1 with a plus-3 goal differential. … On June 17, Dallas will host the San Antonio Scorpions of the second-division NASL in a fourth-round U.S. Open Cup match.

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